Authorities adopt a zero tolerance policy in Shenzhen, imposing a lockdown and testing every resident three times
Highlights
- Everyone in Shenzhen, a finance and technology centre that abuts Hong Kong, will undergo three rounds of testing.
- The mainland government has reported 1,938 new cases, more than triple Saturday’s total.
- About three-quarters, or 1,412 cases, were in Jilin province in the north-east.
- China has reported a total of 4,636 deaths on the mainland out of 115,466 confirmed cases since the pandemic started.
- Authorities are enforcing a “zero tolerance” strategy and have locked down entire cities to find and isolate every infected person.
- Hong Kong is trying to contain an outbreak that has killed 3,993 people and swamped hospitals.